Sleeping Bag ???

[bobinpa]

I have a Wiggy's bag.
Reasonably priced, great quality and Made in USA.

https://www.wiggys.com/sleeping-bags/

 

[cohunt]

If you are using a vapor barrier in a sleeping bag, don't you wake up wet, with wet clothes? It may keep the condensation out of your bag but wouldn't it be uncomfortable to be all wet? It's like putting a plastic trash bag over you before climbing into your bag

 

[nube2.0]

Western mountaineering

 

[lucky sheds]

Problem is the "ratings" on bags ( I know this thread is old)

One company says "15 °" and some guy says he sleeps warm down to 0°

Another company says -15° and some guy says he got cold at 20°

Only way to really know is buy and try--- but lightweight good bags aren't cheap for sure

I know what the bags do on a cot and a pad but I'm trying to figure out if I need these expensive lightweight pads for a backpack setup when the ground is extremely cold. I've yet to truly backpack in extreme cold but need to get that figured out without overspending and without freezing. ??

 

[nube2.0]

What's your definition of extreme cold? You're probably going to want to get a pad that has the most possible r value. I don't think it's possible to overspend if this is what your trying to do

 

[cohunt]

I can tell you a 0 degree bag on a 10" wally world air bed is cold at 35 degrees for me, but the same bag on a big agness campmeister at 20 degrees is still warm for me

The pad will make a difference- get a good pad with a high R value

 

[lucky sheds]

I can tell you a 0 degree bag on a 10" wally world air bed is cold at 35 degrees for me, but the same bag on a big agness campmeister at 20 degrees is still warm for me

The pad will make a difference

Thank you for the feedback

 

[yote406]

Mine (Ultralite and Summerlite) are the 6′ size.

At 5'8″ I don't have all that much to spare.(160 lbs)

Looks to me that at 6′ you would touch both ends.

The Summerlite works well for me with a light puffy down jacket and pants down to around 20f.

Similar total weight to the Ultralite but I like that I don't have to get dressed to look at the stars at midnight.

BTW, yes they do look like a quilt (with a footbox) when opened up….